May 29, 2012

The Scrapbooker's New Toys

You know how every now and then photo-lovin' women get the itch for something new?

Or maybe how it happens more often than every now and then?

When I was in Seattle last week, I got to spend some time with the beautiful and talented Tracey Clark who introduced me to two cool lenses that I decided on the spot I really needed to have. Needs? Wants? What the hell! Mama likes them write offs!

I took it up north over Memorial Day weekend and started to get to know it. I've never had any macro capabilities, and am really looking forward to exploring what it can do. Here are a few images I shot with it.

You know, I have a Speck Hard Candy Shell case, and yes, its a bit of a pain. But, I take my case off to go running, and to play music on my stereo (the jack wont fit with the case on) so Im getting used to it.

Wow - that is one cool lens for the iPHone. Who knew visiting your blog could cost me so much ching!

Funny thing - I have a beautiful 17-55 lens for my Canon and it takes awesome pics, but I have seriously been considering selling it all and buying a super zoom bridge instead. I just hate lugging the mammoth with me and find I don't use it as much because of it's girth...I also have an 85mm that I love, but again, could get that bokeh and the portraits I want with the iPhone 4S or the bridge. If I recall, you bought a 5D not long ago. What are your thoughts? Do you ever think about this?

Mary, I love my 5D. I wish I had an 85 sometimes, but I love my 24-70 so much. Its such a versatile (albeit very heavy) lens. I told myself if I coughed up the cash for it, I needed to be okay with not having many more lenses, and yet, here I went and bought a new one! LOL! Im hoping this new lens takes up some of the missing areas for me (namely, Macro.) : )

Okay, first things first..those pictures are WICKED COOL! Love them all! Secondly, dare I ask the price of those lenses and where you purchased them? Oh wait, I first have to get the iphone 4 - gotta wait a year for the ol' contract renewal. UGH! I am TRYING to wait for that and not get a point and shoot..grrr. As far as the Canon lens..me likey but I'm scared to ask the price. Can you link where you got both please??

Love it. I bought my two new toys last fall....the Nikkor Micro AF-S DX 40mm f/2.8 is very similar for your Nikon readers :) one step slower than the Canon but the minimum focal distance on the NIKKOR is a little closer...6.5" vs. 9"... but as ya'll can see....that's close ENOUGH for those extreme shots!!
Lover yer blog too. :)

Macro is my favorite type of photography. I have a 90mm that I adore and it does double duty as a portrait lens. So funny that you posted about the olloclip. Photojojo just sent an e-mail about it and I was wondering if it was cool. It appears to be so!

Cathy, I can't WAIT to see what you do with these new toys. I just love reading your blog. You've got an amazing eye and I'm sure we'll see lots of wonderful images in the future on those beautiful pages you create. Macro is my favorite form of photography, next to tilt-shift and bokeh. :) Enjoy!!

Scrapbooking is a method for preserving personal and family history in the form of a scrapbook. It is a compilation of memorable photos, events signature and family outing it can also be used in friends compiling files.